Fri Feb 29, 2008
Temex Provides Update on Webequie Noront Area Activities
NEWS RELEASE NR05-2008
TSX Venture Exchange:T
ME, Frankfurt Exchange:T
Q1
TORONTO, ONTARIO: Temex Resources Corp. (TSX Venture Exchange:T
ME, Frankfurt:
TQ1) ("Tem
ex" or "the Company&qu
ot;) provides the following update on its activities on the Webequie Project in the area of the Noront Resources Ltd. Double Eagle Project.
Since Noront Resources Ltd. ("Nor
ont") first released its initial assessment of the discovery drill holes into its Eagle One nickel-cop
per-platin
um-palladi
um ("Ni-
Cu-PGE&quo
t;) deposit, Temex has been actively positionin
g itself to become the largest property interest holder in the Webequie or McFaulds Lake area. To that end the Company embarked on an extensive staking and partnershi
p program that started even before any assay results were available from the initial Noront drill holes and that program has continued until present.
The Company and its partners have now commenced extensive airborne geophysica
l surveys that will provide the basic data to evaluate the potential for the properties to host various types of mineraliza
tion including Ni-Cu-PGE deposits (similar to Noront's Double Eagle), volcanogen
ic copper-zin
c deposits (similar to KWG Resources Inc. and Spider Resources Inc.), gold targets (similar to Lake Shore Gold Corp. and Superior Diamonds Inc.), and diamond deposits (similar to De Beers Canada Victor Mine). The first priority targets will be Noront type targets that in general are readily apparent from analysis of only magnetic and electromag
netic data resulting from the airborne geophysica
l surveys. Once the airborne data is available, the Company will determine the logistics and timing for a near term follow-up program of ground geophysics and diamond drilling.
Commented Bruce Durham, Executive Chairman, "As the largest property interest holder in the Webequie -- McFaulds Lake area we are excited to hear of Noront's discovery of a second area of nickel-cop
per mineraliza
tion and we remain convinced, as we were at the initiation of our land acquisitio
n program, that this area is going to be Canada's next significan
t new mining camp. We have positioned ourselves to be one of the most aggressive explorers in the area. With our geophysica
l data just beginning to arrive we are now preparing to ramp up our exploratio
n for the next Noront type discovery.
"
The company's activities to date include the acquisitio
n of property interests in more than 7,500 mining claim units covering more than 300,000 acres. Through various prospectin
g arrangemen
ts and option agreements the Company has interests in these properties varying from 100% interest to residual royalty interests. In addition to land acquisitio
n, Temex and its partners have initiated airborne geophysica
l surveys over nearly all of the properties
. For almost all of the properties this will be the first detailed geophysica
l data ever collected over the properties and the first recorded exploratio
n on the properties
. A map illustrati
ng the land holding in which Temex has an interest is included in the recent presentati
on posted on the Company website.
Project Summary
Temex : MacDonald Mines Exploratio
n Ltd. Joint Venture
>1,700 claim units covering 68,000 acres
>50% Temex
>Airbor
ne geophysics complete
>Partia
l results received
>Data being evaluated for follow-up drill program March -- April 2008
Temex : Baltic Resources Ltd. : MacDonald Mines Exploratio
n Ltd. Joint Venture
>820 claim units covering 32,800 acres
>25% Temex
>Airbor
ne geophysics underway, or complete
>Data expected in March 2008
>Ground follow-up and diamond drilling expected in Q2 2008
Temex : Mill City Gold Corp. Option and Joint Venture
>1,012 claim units covering 40,480 acres
>50% Temex; partner funding program
>Airbor
ne geophysics underway, nearing completion
>Data expected in March 2008
>Ground follow-up and diamond drilling expected in Q2 2008
Temex : East West Resource Corporatio
n Option and Joint Venture
>333 claim units covering 13,320 acres
>50% Temex; partner funding program
>Land acquisitio
n complete as of end of February 2008
>Airbor
ne geophysica
l surveys underway
>Survey completion March 2008
>Data expected in March -- April 2008
>Ground follow-up geophysics and diamond drilling expected in Q2 2008
Temex Royalty Properties
>1,256 claim units covering 50,240 acres
>1% Net Smelter Returns Royalty; no expenditur
es by Temex
>Airbor
ne geophysica
l surveys underway by Baltic, Noront and/or partners
>Temex uncertain of timing of programs and plans for future work
Temex 100% Properties
>2,050 claim units covering 81,720 acres
>Land acquisitio
n to be complete as of early March 2008
>Airbor
ne geophysica
l surveys underway
>Survey completion early March 2008
>Data expected in March -- April 2008
>Ground follow-up and diamond drilling expected in Q2-Q3 2008
>Variou
s property descriptio
ns and summaries to be provided once staking and recording is completed
>Proper
ties include land adjacent to the east, west and south of Internatio
nal Nickel Ventures Inc. Lansdowne House Project
>Proper
ties also include land adjacent to the north, east and southeast of current gold exploratio
n drill program being carried out with two drills by Superior Diamonds Inc. and Lake Shore Gold Corp.
Bruce Durham, P.Geo., is the designated Qualified Person responsibl
e for the preparatio
n of this news release. For further informatio
n, please contact Ian Campbell or Bruce Durham at 416-862-22
46 or visit the Company's website at www.temexc
orp.com where a copy of the Company's latest presentati
on has been posted.
Investors are invited to visit the Temex IR Hub at http://www
.agoracom.
com/ir/Tem
ex where they can post questions and receive answers or review questions and answers already posted by other investors. Alternativ
ely, investors are able to
e-mail all questions and correspond
ence to mailto:TME
@agoracom.
com where they can also request to be added to the investor e-mail list to receive all future press releases and updates in real time.
Please visit Temex at Booth 2412 in the Investors Exchange, March 2-3 at PDAC 2008, Metro Toronto Convention Centre -- South Building. Temex is a well-funde
d Canadian exploratio
n company advancing its precious metal, nickel, diamond, and uranium projects in Ontario.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
"Ian Campbell"Ian Campbell
President and CEO
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